Developing regional OER guidelines in Cameroon: Consultant's report
| Published | 26 January 2017 |
| Publisher | Commonwealth of Learning |
| Country | Cameroon, Africa |
ABSTRACT
The work involved preparing draft OER guidelines catering to regional requirements; building awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocating the necessity and benefits of a regional OER policy for Education; initiating the process of drafting OER guidelines in ten regions and working with champions towards a final draft guideline.| Keywords | Cameroon · open educational resources · OER · policy · guidelines |
| Language | English |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | CC BY |
| URL | http://oasis.col.org/handle/11599/2672 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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